JET--Triple Trouble (Volumes 1-3) by Russell Blake

Author:Russell Blake [Blake, Russell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Russell Blake
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

“Shit. He’s moving,” Jet muttered, forcing herself to stand. The rain was still pelting them whenever a gust blew a sheet into the meager shelter of the cave, and it was coming down in torrents, limiting visibility and making for a miserable afternoon. She stared at the blip on her screen, now crawling steadily away from their position. They had been planning to get under way in another hour, but Pu heading out changed everything.

“We have to go after him. What if he’s with the target?” Rob whispered, frustration evident in his tone.

“Looks like they’re moving east now.”

“On horseback?”

“Hard to tell. But I think we have to assume so. Let’s get going. Mount up.”

They hurriedly repacked their saddlebags, Jet processing furiously. This was the last thing she wanted – a moving target, no time to formulate a plan, and nightfall rapidly approaching. If the stakes had been anything besides her daughter, she would have aborted the operation at this point and simply watched and waited for a good opportunity. Unfortunately, she didn’t have that luxury, so instead she brushed water from her horse’s face and patted his neck. “Come on, boy. Time to put you to work again.”

She swung herself into the saddle and waited for Rob, whose horse was less cooperative. After another minute of struggling with the reluctant beast, he was ready. Jet pulled the rein to the right and nudged her horse into motion, and soon they were trotting down the path, checking the tracking screen every few minutes.

“We need to pick up the pace. They’re heading at a right angle from the camp. Let’s hope that we can find a route that parallels their path, or we’re screwed,” she said, eyeing the vegetation for any promising signs.

Ten minutes later, they came across a game trail that led off in the rough direction of their quarry. Jet ducked and urged her steed forward. Branches scratched at them as they fought their way through the brush, and then the undergrowth became sparser, and they could move more easily. A brook burbled just ahead of them, and they saw another trail paralleling it. Jet was operating purely on instinct now, trying to close the distance so they could engage. It hadn’t looked like the camp was getting ready to move, so this was probably only a portion of the gunmen accompanying Pu, and possibly, the target. That was the only good news in all of this.

“How far now?” Rob whispered, pulling alongside her as the horses instinctively followed the creek.

“Less than half a mile.”

“Then what?”

“If Hawker’s with Pu, then obviously we take him alive. The rest of them I don’t care about.”

“So shoot first and ask questions later?”

“But spare Hawker. He’s the priority.”

A bird took flight from a tree ahead of them, flapping its wings noisily. Jet stopped and held up a hand, head cocked to the side, listening. She craned her neck, trying to see ahead of them, but the rain made it almost impossible. After checking the screen again, she turned to face Rob.

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